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Book/Printed Material Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford. December term, 1856

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Title

  • Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford. December term, 1856

Names

  • United States. Supreme Court
  • Scott, Dred, 1809-1858
  • Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857
  • Howard, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Chew), 1791-1872
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington, C. Wendell, printer, 1857.

Headings

  • -  Scott, Dred,--1809-1858
  • -  Slavery--United States

Notes

  • -  "This case was brought up by writ of error, from the Circuit court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of trespass vi et armis instituted in the Circuit court by Scott against Sandford."--p. [3].
  • -  The points considered in the Supreme court were: Negro citizenship, jurisdiction of the Circuit court and the Missouri compromise act.
  • -  Lieber Collection copy: In English. Volume with the spine title, "Dred Scott, Echo, Lemmon, Corrie" consists of the Dred Scott vs. John F. Sandford, The Echo Cases, The Lemmon Slave Case reports, and The United States vs. William C. Corrie opinion.
  • -  Choice/form AACR2: vj39 07-24-96
  • -  LAC tnb 2020-11-05 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC brd 2019-04-29 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 239 p. 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF4545.S5 H64 1857
  • AC901 .B7 vol. 19, no. 1 Title page partially mutilated.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 07008916

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Chicago citation style:

United States Supreme Court, Dred Scott, John F. A Sanford, Benjamin C Howard, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford. December term. Washington, C. Wendell, printer, 1857. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/07008916/.

APA citation style:

United States Supreme Court, Scott, D., Sanford, J. F. A., Howard, B. C., Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1857) Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford. December term. Washington, C. Wendell, printer. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/07008916/.

MLA citation style:

United States Supreme Court, et al. Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford. December term. Washington, C. Wendell, printer, 1857. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/07008916/>.